Sales-book.



, PATENTBD NOV. 6, 1906. A. F. s APLES.

I SALES BOOK. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 18,1906.

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' A. P; STAPLES.

SALES BOOK.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 18,1906.

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; 117. The back 7 is made metal .or aperboard and covered with leatheror clot UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE. ALBERT F. STAPLES, or DORCHESTER,MASSACHUSETTS, AssI-eNoR or.-

' ONE-HALF To CHARLES w. Forms, on WALTHAM, AssAcnu Specification ofLetters Patent.

SALES-BOOK.

Patented N o. v. e, 1906.

Application filed Juno'18, 1906. Serial No. 322,154-

To all whom it may concern: i

. Be it knownthatl, ALBERT F. STAPLES, a

citizen of the United States, residin at Dorchester, in the county ofSuffolk an State of Massachusetts,-have invented certain new.

'end the invention consists-in the sales-book hereinafter described, andparticularly de- I finlerd the Gl &lII1S. dr n t e accom anying awcingsi ustrating the preferred form of the invention Fi ure '1 is aerspec'tiveview of th'e'sales-boo showing t emethod of putting a pad inthe cover; and Fi 2 is an endview showin the method of hol ing thetransfer-sheet in p ace, the sheets being separated somewhat forclearness of illustration.

' The illustrated embodiment of'the invention is described as follows;The pad. 1 consists of a series ofsales-slipssecured together at one endby binders and rovided with a dboard or heavy Manila paper. Thetransfer-sheet 3 consists of a piece of carbon or other transfer'paper'and a piece of paper of equal width com rising a bellows extension 4, bymeans of w 'ch the transfer-sheet is held in lace. The

transfer-sheet the end view is s own in the osition which 1t occupies 1npos1t10n for use.

he carbon-paper extends under the top leaf, over the second leaf of thepad, and down at 'one edge of the pad, where it is secured to thebellows extension, which extends therefrom underneath the sheet of thepad next to the back sheet 2, bends, and returns, having its The bellowsextension ma extend across the entire width of the pad or ess, asdesired. 'A

convenient width is the one shown, which is holder comprisesacover proer, 6 ,and a ack having atone end an overhanginglip 8, under -cover.

surface of one margin of the pad pad on anot end atthe' edge of the backsheet of the pad.

-of the either .end or side of the back. A s ringclam 9 is provided,which is mounte upon,"

anot er margin of the back, having a .]&W adapted to engage the end ofthe transfer{ sheet and the edge of the back sheet-2 of the pad. Thisspring-clamp is preferably rovided with an upwardly-exten led guar -10,

fwhich not only serves as an ad'litional hold 4 ing means for the padand a support for tl: e transfer-sheet, but also constitux es-means bywhich the clamp may be lifted from engage ,ment withthetranSfer-sheet'and the back sheet of the pad.

One feature of the invention resides in the combination of the clampandthe overhanging lip for holding the pad in position in the Anotherfeature of the invent ion consists in utilizing the spring-clam orholding both the pad and-the transfer-s set. t is to be observed thatthe invention is not limited to a construction in,.wl.1ic'htheoverhanging lip is located at the end of the I .pad and the clamp at theside of the pad, as the 1i and clamp may be transposed, or both may elocated at ends of the pad or both at sides, nor is the inventionlimited to the use of a pad with an extra heavy back sheet.

The expression transfer-sheet as, used in the claims is intended todefine .the entire transfer-sheet, including thes'operative pertion andthe portion by which it is secured in place, whether the latter beintegral with or independent of the former. v

Having described the invention, fwha't is claimed is.

1. A sales-book, having, in-combination, a pad,,'and a pad-holderconsisting of a back aving an overhanging lip engaging the up er an aspring-clam engaging the back sheet of the as described. I

2. A sales-book, having, incombinati in, a pad, a transfer-sheet, andapad-holder consisting of a back-having a s ring-clamp engaging thetransfer-sheet an the back sheet tially as described.

er margin thereof, substantially V pad on one margin thereof, substanpada transfer-sheet, an a pad-holder consisting of a back having anoverhanging lip 1 extension of the transfer-sheet end the back engagmtheupper surface of one margin of, sheet of the pad on one marginthereof,

the eri and a sprin clam engaging the substantially ms-described.

transfer-sheet and the back sheet of the pad In testimony whereof Ialiix my signature 5 on another margin thereof, substantially as, inpresence of two witnesses.

described. r

4. A sales-book, having, in combination, & ALBERP STAPLES pad, atransfer-sheet hav ng a bellows exten- Witnesses: v sion, and apad-holder consisting of a back HORACE VAN EVEREN,

my having a spring-clamp engaging the bellows F-ARNUM F. DORSEY.

